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Active
membership in the Western Trauma Association is open to Doctors
of Medicine or Doctors of Osteopathy who are Board Certified
or eligible for Board Certification in their medical specialty.
Active membership is limited to 125 individuals. In keeping
with the WTA’s effort to offer a multidisciplinary educational
program, no more than 40% of the membership can represent
any one specialty.
Associate
membership is available to non-physicians with a special interest
or expertise in trauma.
For
applications to be considered, candidates for must submit,
to the Secretary, a completed application with a letter of
sponsorship from a member of the Association, submit an abstract
for consideration by the Program Chairman, and attend a meeting
prior to being voted on for membership. Becoming a member
is then dependant on approval of the Board of Directors and
an available position in the applicant’s specialty.
Membership
Retention in the Association requires the following of each
member:
(a)
Be a physician in good standing before his or her professional
specialty board.
(b)
Attend at least one out of every three consecutive meetings
of the Association.
(c)
Agree to be responsible for annual membership dues and
any assessments as set by the Board of Directors at a
special or the annual meeting and to remain current in
the payment of same.
(d)
Maintain behavior befitting a physician by adhering to
the code of ethical and moral standards as described by
either the American College of Surgeons or the American
Medical Association.
At
age 55, members in good standing will automatically accept
the position of senior membership in the Western Trauma Association.
A senior member must pay dues annually and retains all voting
privileges and rights of active members, but does not have
to attend the meetings.
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